The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 10J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
... Bengal was the most bold and extraordinary that I believe ever en- tered into the head of any man , -I will say , of any tyrant . It was no more or less than a general , almost exceptless confiscation , in time of profound peace , of ...
... Bengal was the most bold and extraordinary that I believe ever en- tered into the head of any man , -I will say , of any tyrant . It was no more or less than a general , almost exceptless confiscation , in time of profound peace , of ...
Page 381
... Bengal , he cannot give the account , because he is in Bengal ; when he comes to England , he cannot give the ac count here , because his accounts are left in Bengal . Again , he keeps no accounts himself , but his ac- counts are in ...
... Bengal , he cannot give the account , because he is in Bengal ; when he comes to England , he cannot give the ac count here , because his accounts are left in Bengal . Again , he keeps no accounts himself , but his ac- counts are in ...
Page 414
... Bengal paper the account of the detached bribes . Your Lordships will observe that I have stated the receipt of a number of detached bribes , and a bribe in one great body : one , the great corps d'armée ; the other , flying scouting ...
... Bengal paper the account of the detached bribes . Your Lordships will observe that I have stated the receipt of a number of detached bribes , and a bribe in one great body : one , the great corps d'armée ; the other , flying scouting ...
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accusation act of Parliament affairs agent appear appointed authority banian believe Bengal bonds bribery Calcutta called Cantoo Baboo character charge circumstances Clavering Committee Company Company's concealment conduct consequence consider corruption Council Court of Directors covenants crimes Debi Sing declared defence dewan Dinagepore discovery duty endeavored evidence evil explanation extortion favor forgery fraud give given Governor Governor-General guilt Gunga Govind Sing hands Hastings's honor House of Commons India ings inquiry knew lac of rupees Larkins letter Lords Mahomed Reza Khân manner means ment mind Munny Begum Nabob nature never Nundcomar occasion opinion oppression paid Patna peculation person presumption pretended principle proceedings proof prosecution prove province Rajah receiving bribes regard revenue sent servants Sir John Clavering situation suffer sum of money taken tell thing thought tion transactions trust ul Dowlah Warren Hastings whole zemindary